Church officials to judge whether woman’s cancer cure is miraculous

July 01, 2009

Officials of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will meet to determine whether the sudden disappearance of cancer in an Annapolis woman is a miraculous cure attributable to the intercession of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-67). The Bavarian Redemptorist, who ministered in Bavaria and New Orleans, was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000.

 

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Further information:

• In Annapolis, a miracle worthy of sainthood? (Baltimore Sun)
• Catholic officials investigate whether woman was saved by N.O. priest's miracle (WWL-TV)
• Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Holy See)
• Seelos Centre